4 Sep 2026 // Manufacturing Awards, FANUC Leadership, JLR Investment, and Cyber Security Support

Jess Clarke
1 minute read

In today's brief:

🏆 North East compression moulder Fairgrieve Compression Moulding is shortlisted in two categories at the 2026 Make UK Manufacturing Awards.

🤖 FANUC UK restructures its sales leadership to accelerate growth in aerospace and defence.

🚘 JLR’s electric vehicle investment is described as a vote of confidence in Midlands manufacturing, jobs, and suppliers.

🔐 Made Smarter Yorkshire launches a £400,000 cyber security programme offering fully funded support to SME manufacturers.

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Jess Clarke

Jess Clarke is Managing Director of PlastikCity and PlastikMedia, with more than a decade’s experience in marketing and promoting businesses across the UK and Irish plastics industry. Jess joined PlastikCity as its first employee in 2013, working part-time while completing her law degree at Nottingham Trent University. She went on to become Marketing Manager, then Communications Director, before taking over as Managing Director in September 2023.